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<p>KINGSTON &#8212; At WVIA&#8217;s &#8220;Our Town Kingston&#8221; community meeting on Thursday, Anthony Dicton recalled having a paper route in Kingston, the scope of which grew over time at the direction of his dad.</p><p>&#8220;He suggested I take another street, and then another street,&#8221; Dicton, a council member, said smiling. &#8220;At the end I was delivering over 300 papers.&#8221;</p><p>Such a story is exactly the kind of thing that might be included in the &#8220;Our Town Kingston&#8221; program to be aired ion June 2.</p><p>Lisa Mazzarella, the show&#8217;s producer, addressed over 25 attendees, requesting they take some time to think about what makes their town unique.</p><p>&#8220;It could be that you&#8217;ve lived here for a long time and you have a special childhood memory,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Or it could be that you just moved here and you are amazed at the warm welcome that you&#8217;ve received.</p><p>Mazzarella&#8217;s enthusiasm was contagious as she told attendees of the many benefits and opportunities of being highlighted on the program.</p><p>&#8220;Some towns have shown it to potential employees to give them an idea about what they were getting themselves into,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Some have successfully used it to attract tourists to their area.&#8221;</p><p>Most important, she said, teachers have used it to educate their students about various aspects of their local communities.</p><p>She said public television provided the opportunity to put the one-hour piece of programming together, which will dovetail with a WVIA fundraising event.</p><p>Mazzarella said even the fundraising aspect of the project reflected the spirit of community that the program embraces.</p><p>&#8220;We have members of the community read the names of those who donate,&#8221; she said. &#8220;They know how to pronounce the names of the people contributing and the names of the towns their from, which is so important.&#8221;</p><p>Members of the Kingston Historical Society were among attendees, many of whom had a story to tell or a memory to share.</p><p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know what role our historical society will have,&#8221; said Tom Mooney, a member of the society. &#8220;But we&#8217;ve been invited to participate.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;When was the last time your town had an hour documentary that featured all good things?&#8221; said Ron Prislupski, WVIA&#8217;s director of corporate development. &#8220;This is your chance.&#8221;</p><p>Mazzarella said she had every confidence that participants would come through with some great photos, video and memories.</p><p>&#8220;One thing always happens,&#8221; she said. &#8220;When people have a chance to tell their story, they always come through. They always run with it.&#8221;</p><p>She encouraged attendees to familiarize themselves with past Our Town projects which are available to stream through their website.</p><p>The next program-related event will be a &#8220;whiteboard session&#8221; held at 6:30 p.m. on March 10 at the Hoyt Library, providing opportunities to brain storm ideas.</p><p>Mazzarella encouraged people to bring two things: their ideas and a friend.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s going to be real loud,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It will be very exciting.&#8221;</p><p>She told attendees that the project would have a long-term positive impact on their lives.</p><p>&#8220;Once all the cameras are off and all the cake is eaten,&#8221; she said, referring to the show&#8217;s premiere, &#8220;you&#8217;re going to continue to feel good afterwards for a long time.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Lisa Mazzarella, a WVIA producer, encourages Kingston residents to participate in the upcoming &#8216;Our Town Kingston&#8217; program which will air on June 2. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_ttl021916wviaourtown-1-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Lisa Mazzarella, a WVIA producer, encourages Kingston residents to participate in the upcoming &#8216;Our Town Kingston&#8217; program which will air on June 2. </caption0><photoCredit0>Amanda Hrycyna | for Times Leader<h5 id=&quot;js_1w&quot; class=&quot;_5pbw&quot; data-ft=&quot;{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;C&quot;}&quot;> </h5> </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_ttl021916wviatown-2-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Lisa Mazzarella, a WVIA producer, fields questions from attendees of Thursday night&#8217;s planning meeting for the upcoming &#8216;Our Town Kingston&#8217; program. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_ttl021916wviatown-2-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>Lisa Mazzarella, a WVIA producer, fields questions from attendees of Thursday night&#8217;s planning meeting for the upcoming &#8216;Our Town Kingston&#8217; program. </caption1><photoCredit1>Amanda Hrycyna | for Times Leader<h5 id=&quot;js_1w&quot; class=&quot;_5pbw&quot; data-ft=&quot;{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;C&quot;}&quot;> </h5> </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_ttl021916wviaourtown-3-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Ron Prislupski, WVIA&#8217;s director of corporate development, fills Kingston residents in on the benefits of participation in the &#8216;Our Town Kingston&#8217; program </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_ttl021916wviaourtown-3-1.jpg</photo2><caption2>Ron Prislupski, WVIA&#8217;s director of corporate development, fills Kingston residents in on the benefits of participation in the &#8216;Our Town Kingston&#8217; program </caption2><photoCredit2>Amanda Hrycyna | for Times Leader<h5 id=&quot;js_1w&quot; class=&quot;_5pbw&quot; data-ft=&quot;{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;C&quot;}&quot;> </h5> </photoCredit2></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Geri Gibbons</p><p>ggibbons@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Geri Gibbons at 570-991-6117 or on Twitter @TLGGibbons</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Kingston residents hear about plans for ‘Our Town’ program